螺帽和板手

　　在我剛進臺科大念二技的那年（2000），就曾聽到學校的學生提過校徽的意義。臺科大舉辦2013年畢業典禮，以板手作為贈與畢業生的禮物，卻見到網友將其貶低為汽車維修員，有感而發地想讓眾人知道板手的意義。臺科大的校徽是雙手捧著一顆六角螺帽，其背後的意義是在表示推崇技術的意思。有螺帽無板手，將不能鎖固螺帽，因而板手是不可或缺的工具。機械使用板手，其板手多為開口板手或梅花板手；營建也使用板手，其板手為扭力板手。不是每個系都會用到板手，螺帽和板手僅是標榜技術的精神。學校以板手為禮物贈送畢業生，符合近年講究創意的精神，也是畢業生應該邁向的道路。

References

1. 許秩維（2013.06.08）台科大畢典贈板手 勉務實實作，中央通訊社，http://tw.news.yahoo.com/台科大畢典贈板手-勉務實實作-圖-065305423.html
2. Wikipedia, Nut (hardware), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(hardware)
3. Wikipedia, Wrench, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrench
4. Wikipedia, Torque wrench, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_wrench

永遠也不會準備好

　　我見過許多人事物的一再拖延，其主事者的理由總是「我還沒準備好」。事實上，一再地被提及相同的事物，卻始終是嘴上掛著還沒準備好。與其說沒準備好，不如說永遠也不會準備好。有道是計畫趕不上變化，處於隨時都是準備好的狀態，才是因應人事物變化的處世之道。一句藉口式的推託之詞，反映出優柔寡斷的懦弱本質，卻是許多人不敢面對現實的共同通病。

The social freshmen who were born in 1990s

　　Taiwanese salary is lower and lower to produce many new social problems, so that the social freshmen who were born in 1990s do not want to stay in Taiwan. The bachelor degree is more and more un-valuable in Taiwan, and the man, who holds this level degree, won't devote himself to many fundamental jobs. The master degree has become the former bachelor degree, and therefore students may stay in the universities for one more year to prepare the entrance examinations of master program.

　　It's a general case in the present educational environment, and universities intend to deal with such kind of problem. If most of the social freshmen work in the foreign countries, Taiwan will meet the insufficient manpower and must import more and more medium level foreign labors. After the medium level foreign labors control the job market, the social freshmen who were born in 1990s may not be able to come back to find a suitable job in Taiwan.

　　Which countries? These countries may be Tailand, the Philippines, and the mainland China. Please don't think the foreign labors are the low level labors, but they may hold a bachelor or master degree in engineering or commerce. If Taiwan doesn't import more foreign labors, Taiwanese inner job market may be unbalance to produce the low GDP result. What should the Government do for the social freshmen who were born in 1990s? The Government must improve Taiwanese salary, or nobody wants to stay in Taiwan to earn less money.

Reference

1. 林惠琴（2013.06.07）八年級求工作生活平衡　不接受服從權威紀律，卡優新聞網，http://www.cardu.com.tw/news/detail.php?nt_pk=28&ns_pk=19531

Global Perspectives

　　I had ever discussed about the global perspectives, and the same problem of every body is the comprehensive reading, not the English capability. Actually, my perspectives just focus on the Asian problems, but sometimes I may provide some concepts of the United States & Europe. Most people may think the so-called global perspectives mean the solving ideas of the political & economic issues. The logic is absolutely wrong, but the global perspectives should consider the people's mind. Thinking is the primary key point in the global perspectives, and therefore it may be the most important matter to understand the history of every country. If you know the thinking of every country, you can predict the actions of every country. In the supposition, you can distinguish which action should be the best, and therefore the so-called global perspectives are just the comparisons among a numerous countries which you understand.

References

1. C. M. Huang（2011.08.29）如何培養國際觀？，Ching-Min Huang Office，http://cmhuangoffice.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_9272.html
2. 林福來（2013.06.07）長榮開講蔡英文勉學生強化國際觀，臺灣時報，http://www.twtimes.com.tw/index.php?page=news&nid=334765

About the Restricted Distribution of Electric Power in the North Taiwan VIII

　　In the NPP IV problem, Taiwanese people have lost the trust for the Government, and therefore the most important matter is to regain the trust of Taiwanese people. If the time is enough for engineers, any problem can be solved step by step. The Taipower can spend 3~8 years improving the problems of machine security, but nobody can say the NPP IV whose building cost is NTD 290B must be given up by an election. If necessary, Taiwanese people can provide much time to improve the NPP IV for the Taipower.

To knowingly violate the law

　　It's often seen to knowingly violate the law in Taiwan, and nobody can deal with such kind of public officials to regain his own legal rights. Actually, nobody wants to help the other persons to lead to his personal damage in Taiwanese society, and therefore the public officials who violated the law are always scot-free. To knowingly violate the law is a serious issue in Taiwan, and the civilians cannot still gaze at without seeing to form the world in disorder.

Taiwanese TVE meets a Big Problem

　　I care about Taiwanese Technical & Vocational Education (TVE) recently, and the present problem is the students' intentions; after the 12 years National Education are adopted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), most of the junior high school student may focus on the entrance of the senior high school, not the senior vocational senior high school. The tuition will be free in the senior high school, and the entrance of the University which is compared with the Technical University is easier to be obtained by the students. Besides, the MOE doesn't provide enough funds for the development of the TVE, and therefore the machines, equipments and software are the former or older types which are not suitable to be practiced by the TVE students. Actually, the TVE students should practice their capabilities, but more and more students are changing their mind to pursue the higher degrees.

　　The entrance opportunity of the advanced education, including the University and Technical University, should reduce the ratio according to the population, and the Technical University may provide more different kinds of training programs for the students to cultivate the various Professional Technicians & Engineers. To practice the operation of machines should be an important matter for the profession of mechanical engineering, but the other professions may focus on the software, communication, paper work, …, and so on, for examples. In fact, most Taiwanese may focus on mechanical engineering (ME) & electrical engineering (EE), but the TVE is not just the two kinds of professions which may be the so-called high technology fields. In civil engineering, the man who holds a BSCE may just need to understand how to operate the survey machines, including the Theodolite & Level, but the man who just holds a CE diploma of the vocational senior high school must learn the fundamental techniques about the rebar, formwork, and concrete.

　　If nobody wants to do the fundamental work, Taiwan may import more foreign labors and maintain the present 100% entrance opportunity. Because the foreign labors are sure to produce the impact, the educational problem may become an economic issue. How can Taiwan change the present educational environment? Please change the values, and the Government should build the specialization for every job. Besides, the entrance examination may take the more practical problems, and everyone has the fair opportunity to get into the University or Technical University by the entrance examination. In the various TVE program, the characteristic of the ME & EE is the requirement of machine operation, but every department should have the different training courses to cultivate the necessary manpower. What are the key points? There are 5 key points, including the entrance opportunity, the fair opportunity to get the entrance by the entrance examination, the various training programs, the values, and the specialization for every job.

References

1. 高宜凡、柯曉翔（2013）技職老師很認真─激發學生熱情與天賦，2013年6月號《遠見雜誌》，http://www.gvm.com.tw/Boardcontent_23250.html
2. 林珮萱、柯曉翔（2013）技職校長都很拚─拚學生的前途，2013年6月號《遠見雜誌》，http://www.gvm.com.tw/Boardcontent_23249.html
3. 高宜凡（2013）百萬技職生大翻身，2013年6月號《遠見雜誌》，http://www.gvm.com.tw/Boardcontent_23225.html